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The trailer hints at Matangi's magical capabilities when she's seen surrounded by a tornado of flying foxes.
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The similarity to bats and flying foxes stops there, however.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Like clockwork, each evening, up to hundreds of these fruit-eating flying foxes, which can reach up to five feet in wingspan, leave the mainland palms for their tiny offshore island habitats, which conveniently dot the coast just beyond the resort.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2024
In eastern Australia, this included the deadly Hendra virus, which the flying foxes shed in their urine and feces.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The similarity to bats and flying foxes stops there, however.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Like clockwork, each evening, up to hundreds of these fruit-eating flying foxes, which can reach up to five feet in wingspan, leave the mainland palms for their tiny offshore island habitats, which conveniently dot the coast just beyond the resort.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2024
In eastern Australia, this included the deadly Hendra virus, which the flying foxes shed in their urine and feces.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Flying fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20fox. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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